Indonesia targets 30,000 kitchens for free meal programme by year-end to overcome food poisoning issues


Prisoners at the Sukamiskin Prison in Bandung, West Java, prepare food for Indonesia's free meals programme. The prison became one of the programme's partner kitchens in May. -- Photo: Indonesian National Nutrition Agency

JAKARTA (Bernama-Xinhua-Reuters): Indonesia aims to establish around 30,000 operational kitchens by the end of this year to support the government's free nutritious meal programme, which provides meals for students, pregnant women, breastfeeding mothers, and toddlers, the country's National Nutrition Agency (BGN) said Thursday.

The programme is a key part of the government's broader effort to improve public nutrition and reduce stunting nationwide, reported Xinhua.

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